Project Based Learning Electives provided by the Berrien Springs Virtual Academy
Krasl Art ClassesDaytime phone: 269-983-0271 707 Lake Blvd (on the bluff), St. Joseph Instructor Qualifications: All faculty members are experienced, professional art educators. While one instructor will be hired to oversee the primary course, we will hire specialized teaching artists to teach select areas such as ceramics. |
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It is the policy at the Krasl Art Center that parents/guardians wait outside of the classroom or in the lobby area during youth classes, unless there are special circumstances (behavioral or medical) that have been approved by the Education Manager.
The reason for this policy is safety and classroom experience.
We do offer many public programs including Family Days and Studio Open Houses where parents/guardians and children can work together on art projects. You can learn more about these at http://www.krasl.org/learn/programs.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me at nmargoni@krasl.org or 269.983.0271. Thank you,
Nathan Margoni
Manager of Education and Interpretation
The reason for this policy is safety and classroom experience.
- Safety: all KAC Youth Instructors are trained and vetted. It is crucial that we have consistent standards for all adults working with youth.
- Classroom Experience: students and teachers can be easily distracted by additional people in the classroom
We do offer many public programs including Family Days and Studio Open Houses where parents/guardians and children can work together on art projects. You can learn more about these at http://www.krasl.org/learn/programs.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me at nmargoni@krasl.org or 269.983.0271. Thank you,
Nathan Margoni
Manager of Education and Interpretation
Spring 2018
Additional registration at location is NOT required.
ART SAMPLER ****CLASS CLOSED***
5-7 YRS
(12) WEDNESDAYS, 4:30 - 6:30 PM
JANUARY 24-APRIL 18 (NO CLASS APRIL 4)
Try your hand at drawing, painting, and ceramics in this multi-media art class. Instructor will teach a variety of skills so that young artists can discover their favorite medium.
SMASH BOOKS ****CLASS CLOSED***
5-7 YRS
(12) THURSDAYS, 10 AM-12 PM
JANUARY 25-APRIL 19
Create your own art journal by smashing, smooshing, and stamping with librarian/artist Nicole Rimes! A boring old book will transform into a masterpiece of comics, pop ups, stories and collages as students experiment with materials and ideas. Storytelling and basic language arts skills will be incorporated into lessons.
CLAY CREATURES ****CLASS CLOSED***
5-7 YRS
(12)TUESDAYS, 4:30-6:30 PM
JANUARY 23-APRIL 17 (NO CLASS APRIL 3)
Use coil, slab and press molds to make strange faces, animals, and invented creatures out of clay! Instructor Sherrie Styx will help students develop their skills and bring their imaginations to life by sculpting, creating texture, and glazing.
CARTOONY CLAY CHARACTERS
5-7 YRS
(12) WEDNESDAYS, 10 AM-12PM
JANUARY 24-APRIL 18
Cartoon characters are often made out of simple shapes like circles, rectangles and triangles. Learn to build clay characters out of simple shapes with instructor Noelle Malevitis. Basic handbuilding techniques will be covered including coil, slab and press molds.
ART SAMPLER 2D, 3D, 4D
8-12 YRS
(12) THURSDAYS, 4:30-6:30 PM
JANUARY 25-APRIL 19 (NO CLASS APRIL 5)
Learn a little bit of everything in this multi-media art class. Art instructor Keith Stevens will introduce drawing, painting, clay and animation projects.
CRAZY CLAY VESSELS
8-12 YRS
(12) WEDNESDAYS, 4:30-6:30 PM
JANUARY 24-APRIL 18 (NO CLASS APRIL 4)
Students will learn a wide variety of techniques to create forms, including coil, slab, press molds and wheel-throwing. Jennifer Zona will teach students to make representational and non-representational artworks.
COMICS TO ANIMATION
8-12 YRS
(12) TUESDAYS, 1-3 PM
JANUARY 23-APRIL 17
Create characters using simple lines and shapes, develop their stories in comic books, and animate those stories into short stop-motion animations using iPads with instructor Keith Stevens. Students will work collaboratively in this fun class that combines traditional and digital media.
FELTING FUN
8-12 YRS
(12) WEDNESDAYS, 1-3 PM
JANUARY 24-APRIL 18
Fiber artist Dani Davis will teach needle and wet felting techniques to create colorful landscapes, funny characters, and abstract forms.
ART SAMPLER 2D, 3D, 4D
8-12 YRS
(12) THURSDAYS, 1-3 PM
JANUARY 25-APRIL 19
Learn a little bit of everything in this multi-media art class. Art instructor Keith Stevens will introduce drawing, painting, clay and animation projects.
DRAWING FROM OBSERVATION
13-18 YRS
(8) TUESDAYS, 6:30-9 PM
JANUARY 23-MARCH 13
This introductory class will expose students to a number of traditional skills and ideas that have occupied artists throughout history. Artist Lea Bult will teach basic techniques and concepts including space, volume, linear and free hand perspective. Students work in black and white media on a variety of subjects including landscape, still life arrangements, and portraiture.
Syllabus
EXPRESSIVE WATERCOLOR
13-18 YRS
(8) TUESDAYS, 6:30-9 PM
JANUARY 23-MARCH 13
Learn to paint in a fluid and expressive style with artist Matt Payovich. Beginning and intermediate students will paint directly from the still life, using their own reference photographs, and from a live model.
Syllabus
INTRODUCTION TO OIL PAINTING
13-18 YRS
(8) WEDNESDAYS, 6:30-9 PM
JANUARY 24-MARCH 14
Structured to accommodate beginning and intermediate oil painters, this class explores oil painting techniques associated with art historical movements. Artist Lea Bult will provide group demonstrations and individual instruction on topics including under painting, layering, still life and landscape techniques.
Syllabus
INTERMEDIATE DRAWING AND PAINTING
13-18 YRS
(8) Tuesdays, 1-3:30 PM
JANUARY 23-MARCH 13
Have you taken an introductory drawing or painting class and are ready for the next step? Artists Lea Bult and David Baker will alternate teaching this mixed media drawing and painting class that focuses on landscape, portraiture and still life. Develop a personal style as you add to your skills and knowledge about drawing and painting.
Syllabus
INTRODUCTION TO GELLI PLATE PRINTMAKING
13-18 YRS
(8) THURSDAYS, 10 AM-12:30 PM
JANUARY 25-MARCH 15
Using acrylic paint and Gelli plates, students will explore the versatile nature of monoprinting without a press. Artist BJ Jordan will teach students how to manipulate the paint to create effects that come to life when they are printed on paper or other surfaces. Students will complete several projects during this course.
Syllabus
CROSSOVER PHOTOGRAPHY
13-18 YRS
(8) THURSDAYS, 6-9 PM
JANUARY 25-MARCH 15
Using film and traditional darkroom techniques to enhance and extend digital imaging is a popular trend known as crossover photography. Instructor Andy Sawyer will help you blur the lines between digital and analog techniques as you work in the darkroom and shoot on location at several outdoor venues. A special emphasis will be placed on photographing people in both posed and candid settings. All materials are provided including loaner cameras.
Syllabus
INTRODUCTION TO FELTING
13-18 YRS
(8) THURSDAYS, 6:30-9 PM
JANUARY 25-MARCH 15
By using essential felting skills, students will explore drawing with wool fiber, creating textural surfaces and making felt balls and cords for jewelry. The course will also include the techniques of creating seamless 3D structures that can be used for bags, hats or sculptural objects.
INTRODUCTION TO POLYMER CLAY JEWELRY
13-18 YRS
(8) THURSDAYS, 1:30-4 PM
JANUARY 25-MARCH 15
Discover the countless possibilities that polymer clay, a fine textured plastic modeling compound, has to offer. Learn techniques from artist BJ Jordan as you experiment with color, pattern and texture using polymer clay.
Syllabus
INTRODUCTION TO CERAMICS
13-18 YRS
(8) TUESDAYS, 6:30-9 PM
JANUARY 23-MARCH 13
In this introductory ceramics class, students will learn the basics of handbuilding and wheelthrowing from artist Jennifer Zona. Create functional and non-functional works of art using coil, slab, press molds and wheelthrowing techniques.
Students will have supervised access to the ceramics studio on WEDNESDAYS, 6:30-9 PM.
CERAMICS SAMPLER
13-18 YRS
(8) MONDAYS, 6:30-9 PM
JANUARY 22-MARCH 12
Learn a new technique and create a project every 2 weeks from artists Jennifer Zona, Steven Skinner, Paola Gracida, and Keith Stevens! Each artist will demonstrate a handbuilding, wheelthrowing, or glazing technique that students can use in a variety of ways.
Students will have supervised access to the ceramics studio on WEDNESDAYS, 6:30-9 PM.
WHEELTHROWING
13-18 YRS
(8) MONDAYS, 1-3:30 PM
JANUARY 22-MARCH 12
Instructor Keith Stevens will teach you how to center your clay and keep it on the wheel as you create bowls, cups, and other vessels. Students will also learn to alter their forms by trimming and adding handles, and to add color with glazes.
Students will have supervised access to the ceramics studio on WEDNESDAYS, 6:30-9 PM.
*Please note: it is important to make as informed a decision as possible when choosing your student's Community Resource classes. Most locations will allow a student to drop a class after one meeting, at no charge if it wasn't a good fit for the student, but not all. Some classes plan ahead based on the number that have signed up and have purchased materials, hired teachers, etc. and there might be a fee for class time or materials given to the student if the student drops after one or two meetings. The school cannot pay for classes that students do not complete, so choose wisely; if you do not take the class off of your student's schedule by the deadline, you may be asked to pay for the class time incurred prior to dropping the class.
Teacher of Record: Lisa Van Plew-Cid
ART SAMPLER ****CLASS CLOSED***
5-7 YRS
(12) WEDNESDAYS, 4:30 - 6:30 PM
JANUARY 24-APRIL 18 (NO CLASS APRIL 4)
Try your hand at drawing, painting, and ceramics in this multi-media art class. Instructor will teach a variety of skills so that young artists can discover their favorite medium.
SMASH BOOKS ****CLASS CLOSED***
5-7 YRS
(12) THURSDAYS, 10 AM-12 PM
JANUARY 25-APRIL 19
Create your own art journal by smashing, smooshing, and stamping with librarian/artist Nicole Rimes! A boring old book will transform into a masterpiece of comics, pop ups, stories and collages as students experiment with materials and ideas. Storytelling and basic language arts skills will be incorporated into lessons.
CLAY CREATURES ****CLASS CLOSED***
5-7 YRS
(12)TUESDAYS, 4:30-6:30 PM
JANUARY 23-APRIL 17 (NO CLASS APRIL 3)
Use coil, slab and press molds to make strange faces, animals, and invented creatures out of clay! Instructor Sherrie Styx will help students develop their skills and bring their imaginations to life by sculpting, creating texture, and glazing.
CARTOONY CLAY CHARACTERS
5-7 YRS
(12) WEDNESDAYS, 10 AM-12PM
JANUARY 24-APRIL 18
Cartoon characters are often made out of simple shapes like circles, rectangles and triangles. Learn to build clay characters out of simple shapes with instructor Noelle Malevitis. Basic handbuilding techniques will be covered including coil, slab and press molds.
ART SAMPLER 2D, 3D, 4D
8-12 YRS
(12) THURSDAYS, 4:30-6:30 PM
JANUARY 25-APRIL 19 (NO CLASS APRIL 5)
Learn a little bit of everything in this multi-media art class. Art instructor Keith Stevens will introduce drawing, painting, clay and animation projects.
CRAZY CLAY VESSELS
8-12 YRS
(12) WEDNESDAYS, 4:30-6:30 PM
JANUARY 24-APRIL 18 (NO CLASS APRIL 4)
Students will learn a wide variety of techniques to create forms, including coil, slab, press molds and wheel-throwing. Jennifer Zona will teach students to make representational and non-representational artworks.
COMICS TO ANIMATION
8-12 YRS
(12) TUESDAYS, 1-3 PM
JANUARY 23-APRIL 17
Create characters using simple lines and shapes, develop their stories in comic books, and animate those stories into short stop-motion animations using iPads with instructor Keith Stevens. Students will work collaboratively in this fun class that combines traditional and digital media.
FELTING FUN
8-12 YRS
(12) WEDNESDAYS, 1-3 PM
JANUARY 24-APRIL 18
Fiber artist Dani Davis will teach needle and wet felting techniques to create colorful landscapes, funny characters, and abstract forms.
ART SAMPLER 2D, 3D, 4D
8-12 YRS
(12) THURSDAYS, 1-3 PM
JANUARY 25-APRIL 19
Learn a little bit of everything in this multi-media art class. Art instructor Keith Stevens will introduce drawing, painting, clay and animation projects.
DRAWING FROM OBSERVATION
13-18 YRS
(8) TUESDAYS, 6:30-9 PM
JANUARY 23-MARCH 13
This introductory class will expose students to a number of traditional skills and ideas that have occupied artists throughout history. Artist Lea Bult will teach basic techniques and concepts including space, volume, linear and free hand perspective. Students work in black and white media on a variety of subjects including landscape, still life arrangements, and portraiture.
Syllabus
EXPRESSIVE WATERCOLOR
13-18 YRS
(8) TUESDAYS, 6:30-9 PM
JANUARY 23-MARCH 13
Learn to paint in a fluid and expressive style with artist Matt Payovich. Beginning and intermediate students will paint directly from the still life, using their own reference photographs, and from a live model.
Syllabus
INTRODUCTION TO OIL PAINTING
13-18 YRS
(8) WEDNESDAYS, 6:30-9 PM
JANUARY 24-MARCH 14
Structured to accommodate beginning and intermediate oil painters, this class explores oil painting techniques associated with art historical movements. Artist Lea Bult will provide group demonstrations and individual instruction on topics including under painting, layering, still life and landscape techniques.
Syllabus
INTERMEDIATE DRAWING AND PAINTING
13-18 YRS
(8) Tuesdays, 1-3:30 PM
JANUARY 23-MARCH 13
Have you taken an introductory drawing or painting class and are ready for the next step? Artists Lea Bult and David Baker will alternate teaching this mixed media drawing and painting class that focuses on landscape, portraiture and still life. Develop a personal style as you add to your skills and knowledge about drawing and painting.
Syllabus
INTRODUCTION TO GELLI PLATE PRINTMAKING
13-18 YRS
(8) THURSDAYS, 10 AM-12:30 PM
JANUARY 25-MARCH 15
Using acrylic paint and Gelli plates, students will explore the versatile nature of monoprinting without a press. Artist BJ Jordan will teach students how to manipulate the paint to create effects that come to life when they are printed on paper or other surfaces. Students will complete several projects during this course.
Syllabus
CROSSOVER PHOTOGRAPHY
13-18 YRS
(8) THURSDAYS, 6-9 PM
JANUARY 25-MARCH 15
Using film and traditional darkroom techniques to enhance and extend digital imaging is a popular trend known as crossover photography. Instructor Andy Sawyer will help you blur the lines between digital and analog techniques as you work in the darkroom and shoot on location at several outdoor venues. A special emphasis will be placed on photographing people in both posed and candid settings. All materials are provided including loaner cameras.
Syllabus
INTRODUCTION TO FELTING
13-18 YRS
(8) THURSDAYS, 6:30-9 PM
JANUARY 25-MARCH 15
By using essential felting skills, students will explore drawing with wool fiber, creating textural surfaces and making felt balls and cords for jewelry. The course will also include the techniques of creating seamless 3D structures that can be used for bags, hats or sculptural objects.
INTRODUCTION TO POLYMER CLAY JEWELRY
13-18 YRS
(8) THURSDAYS, 1:30-4 PM
JANUARY 25-MARCH 15
Discover the countless possibilities that polymer clay, a fine textured plastic modeling compound, has to offer. Learn techniques from artist BJ Jordan as you experiment with color, pattern and texture using polymer clay.
Syllabus
INTRODUCTION TO CERAMICS
13-18 YRS
(8) TUESDAYS, 6:30-9 PM
JANUARY 23-MARCH 13
In this introductory ceramics class, students will learn the basics of handbuilding and wheelthrowing from artist Jennifer Zona. Create functional and non-functional works of art using coil, slab, press molds and wheelthrowing techniques.
Students will have supervised access to the ceramics studio on WEDNESDAYS, 6:30-9 PM.
CERAMICS SAMPLER
13-18 YRS
(8) MONDAYS, 6:30-9 PM
JANUARY 22-MARCH 12
Learn a new technique and create a project every 2 weeks from artists Jennifer Zona, Steven Skinner, Paola Gracida, and Keith Stevens! Each artist will demonstrate a handbuilding, wheelthrowing, or glazing technique that students can use in a variety of ways.
Students will have supervised access to the ceramics studio on WEDNESDAYS, 6:30-9 PM.
WHEELTHROWING
13-18 YRS
(8) MONDAYS, 1-3:30 PM
JANUARY 22-MARCH 12
Instructor Keith Stevens will teach you how to center your clay and keep it on the wheel as you create bowls, cups, and other vessels. Students will also learn to alter their forms by trimming and adding handles, and to add color with glazes.
Students will have supervised access to the ceramics studio on WEDNESDAYS, 6:30-9 PM.
*Please note: it is important to make as informed a decision as possible when choosing your student's Community Resource classes. Most locations will allow a student to drop a class after one meeting, at no charge if it wasn't a good fit for the student, but not all. Some classes plan ahead based on the number that have signed up and have purchased materials, hired teachers, etc. and there might be a fee for class time or materials given to the student if the student drops after one or two meetings. The school cannot pay for classes that students do not complete, so choose wisely; if you do not take the class off of your student's schedule by the deadline, you may be asked to pay for the class time incurred prior to dropping the class.
Teacher of Record: Lisa Van Plew-Cid